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Monday, October 29, 2012

Van Gogh Pumpkin Patch

The
3rd grade students learned about the artist Vincent Van Gogh through
a video that showed a little girl interviewing Van Gogh.We also read the book, The Man with the
Yellow House.We looked at Van
Gogh’s artwork and talked about how he expressed his feelings through his
art.We discussed how different colors
create different moods or feelings in a painting. Van Gogh used an impastotechnique, which is short, thick
brushstrokes.Students replicated Van
Gogh’s style by using short, wavy lines to create their sky.The students were able to use the cool
colors to create their very own

1 comment:

I love how you incorporated the Starry Night with the pumpkins! What a beautiful art! We do a whole pumpkin unit in third grade. So, when I saw this piece I knew it would fit right in! We are going to do this project tomorrow and then incorporate it into a writing lesson next week. Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas!